Weather Records on 23 May 1942

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1942. Highest significance: Goderich, CA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1942

On 23 May 1942, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 227 daily.
Goderich set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 23 May 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 23 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 98.

Records on 23 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1942

Top 20 records on 23 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1942	Goderich, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1942	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Sherburne, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Jim Thorpe, US	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Uman, UA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Orofino, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Bainbridge 2 E, US	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Elmira, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Montrose, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1942	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	McCall, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Colville, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1942	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 235 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1798	1
1817	1
1818	1
1837	3
1845	1
1847	2
1857	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	5
1867	7
1870	2
1871	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	4
1887	1
1889	2
1891	11
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	8
1899	3
1900	12
1901	3
1902	12
1903	6
1904	14
1905	10
1906	23
1907	11
1908	13
1909	23
1910	26
1911	39
1912	31
1913	29
1914	33
1915	13
1916	44
1917	58
1918	36
1919	120
1920	37
1921	92
1922	82
1923	99
1924	230
1925	325
1926	204
1927	243
1928	177
1929	221
1930	199
1931	719
1932	358
1933	443
1934	203
1935	369
1936	568
1937	156
1938	390
1939	415
1940	324
1941	676
1942	235
1943	342
1944	784
1945	241
1946	311
1947	285
1948	273
1949	612
1950	490
1951	400
1952	597
1953	777
1954	496
1955	650
1956	498
1957	653
1958	744
1959	486
1960	395
1961	412
1962	677
1963	1,153
1964	964
1965	477
1966	391
1967	1,055
1968	578
1969	437
1970	314
1971	659
1972	449
1973	371
1974	678
1975	855
1976	556
1977	596
1978	703
1979	730
1980	1,202
1981	862
1982	717
1983	1,123
1984	1,027
1985	608
1986	626
1987	745
1988	662
1989	1,106
1990	1,660
1991	1,244
1992	1,423
1993	845
1994	690
1995	1,106
1996	1,114
1997	983
1998	947
1999	705
2000	1,372
2001	1,441
2002	1,537
2003	954
2004	1,275
2005	908
2006	1,122
2007	1,170
2008	1,472
2009	805
2010	1,275
2011	1,001
2012	1,006
2013	929
2014	858
2015	667
2016	679
2017	602
2018	552
2019	1,044
2020	631
2021	837
2022	807
2023	316
2024	760
2025	865
2026	804

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	160
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1